Fasanerie Hunting Lodge – Henneburg Castle Ruins loop from Hermannsfeld

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Fasanerie Hunting Lodge – Henneburg Castle Ruins loop from Hermannsfeld

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Fasanerie Hunting Lodge – Henneburg Castle Ruins loop from Hermannsfeld

03:17

11.6km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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893 m

Fasanerie Hunting Lodge

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The Fasanerie hunting lodge was formerly used by the Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen as a hunting lodge and summer house. After the construction of the castle and a pheasantry around 1790, …

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5.19 km

Henneberg Castle, also Henneburg, is a ruined castle to the east of the Meiningen district of Henneberg in southern Thuringia and was the eponymous ancestral seat of the Counts of Henneberg.

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5.22 km

View from the Tower of Burgruine Henneberg

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Once you reach the top of the tower, you have a very beautiful all-round view.

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5.23 km

View of the Former Inner German Border near the Thuringian Forest

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An interesting route steeped in history.

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5.85 km

Turner Memorial Stone (1921)

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This monument is located on the mountain, not far from the path between Henneberg and the Henneburg. It is located on the edge of the forest under tall trees, surrounded …

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5.99 km

View of Henneberg from the picnic shelter at Henneburg Ruins

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Just before you reach your destination, take a breather and enjoy the view.

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8.14 km

Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen Boundary Stone

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8.20 km

The Friedensweg – Former Inner-German Border and Peace Memorial

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The Friedensweg along the Thuringian-Bavarian border extends from the former border crossing point Henneberg (Golden Bridge) to Birx in the Hohe Rhön.
The hiking trail leads along the former border …

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11.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.73 km

2.22 km

1.70 km

984 m

Surfaces

3.68 km

3.44 km

1.54 km

1.46 km

1.35 km

165 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

76 %

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Comments

February 25, 2025,Henneberg Schloss Fasanerie Friedenskreuz Skulpturenpark Henneburg

A lovely, uncomplicated tour in the Thuringian Rhön near Bavaria. You pass many beautiful places and experience history up close.

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August 2, 2025,Rhön Wandern: Weltfriedenskreuz auf dem Dachsberg – Burgruine Henneburg - unterwegs im ehemaligen Grenz-Sperrgebiet

You won't believe it, but we've never been up to Henneburg Castle before... even though we live so close :-)

Our hike started in Henneberg, right after the Schanz – the former border crossing from East to West. Following a land consolidation trail, we continued with a short stop at the hunting lodge to Herrmansfeld and then to the "World …

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October 10, 2022,Henneburg - Friedensweg und Skulpturenpark

The Friedensweg is an approx. 40 km long hiking trail along the former inner-German border, starting at the German Unity Sculpture Park near the former border crossing at Eußenhausen / Meiningen and Birx in the Rhön.
It deals with life with and on the former border.
Today the transition is a memorial as well as a place of art. On …

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